Huntley's Killer: Brutal Prison Attack & Funeral Refusal

0:00On March 8, Ian Huntley, the man convicted of murdering two 10-year-old schoolgirls in 2002, died in prison this weekend after a brutal attack by a fellow inmate. Life support was switched off on Friday at a hospital near Durham, and he passed away the next morning at H&P Franklin, a high security facility. Prison rules require the governor to write a condolence letter to Huntley's family and invite them to visit. The prison must also offer up to 3,000 pounds to cover basic funeral expenses like a coffin, hers, or cremation if the family chooses to. Organize one. Huntley's 27-year-old daughter, who never met him, wants no part of it. She says he does not deserve a funeral or grave, and even suggested flushing his ashes down the toilet to avoid any twisted tributes. This marks the latest violent incident against Huntley, who had survived earlier attacks like a throat-slashing and boiling water thrown on him. A triple murderer is suspected in this case, using a spiked metal bar from prison waste.

1:01Meanwhile, protocol calls for a memorial service through the prison chaplaincy, open to family, staff, and inmates. Officials recall the lasting pain from Huntley's crimes, with thoughts to the victim's loved ones as details on cremation stay private.